Msbs book dictation Activity Unit 1: The Olympics Listening Practice

Listening Practice 2 (CD1, Track 34)
1) The birthstone for __________ is a _______. It is a red stone, and ________ _____ ___________ it will bring you _____________ and __________.
2) The ____________ for _____________ is a Sapphire. It is a ______ _______, and _________ says wearing it will bring you _____ and ________ ___ _______.
3) The birthstone for ______ is an __________. It is a ________ stone, and legend says _________ ___ will bring you _______.
4) The birthstone for __________ is an amethyst. It is a ________ _______, and ________ ______ wearing it will bring you _________ and _________.


Listening Practice 3 (CD1, Track 35)
Hello, everyone. Good afternoon. I am Fabio Rossi ______ the ______ History Museum. I am _______ ___ ______ _____ about the history of ___________. Many different ________ ___________ history have ______ birthstones. Ancient ____________ in India and Babylon __________ ________ ______ had special ________. Those cultures _______ 12 stones ________ ___ their colors and _______ them to ________ ______. The __________ is even ___________ in the __________ _____. But it wasn’t until _______ ________ that people _________ _______ to wear birthstones. That is believed to ______ __________ in _________ in the 15^th _________. In modern ________, the birthstone has been ____________ and _______________. A ___________ ______ was _________ by the American __________ ____________ of Jewelers in 1912. Today, they are _______ ___ __________ _______ all over the world. A lot of people give them as ___________ and ____________ ___________.


Listening Practice 4 (CD1, Track 36)
Timmy: Hey, Genie! Is that a new ___________?
Genie: Hey, Timmy! Yeah, I just got it ______ ___________ _____ ____ ____________.
Timmy: It looks ___________. What kind of _____ is in it?
Genie: An ___________. It‘s my birthstone.
Timmy: Oh. I heard about _________. They _____ __________ ___ ________ you good _______, right?
Genie: Yeah.
Timmy: Do you __________ _________ ___ those things? I ________, how could a _______ ________ ________ good luck?
Genie: Well, I don’t really believe it ______ ______ _________ ________, but it is _______ and ______ to wear!
Timmy: Yeah, I _______ ___ _______ ______ is a good-looking __________. Oh! ________ ____________! I forgot to _______ you a __________ ________.
Genie: Don’t ________ _______ it. I never told you it was my ___________ _________.